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OET (OET-RV) A poor but wise youth is better off
⇔ than an old but foolish king who can’t accept advice,![]()
OET-LV is_good a_youth poor and_wise more_than_a_king old and_a_fool who not he_knows to_be_warned still.
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UHB ט֛וֹב יֶ֥לֶד מִסְכֵּ֖ן וְחָכָ֑ם מִמֶּ֤לֶךְ זָקֵן֙ וּכְסִ֔יל אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא־יָדַ֥ע לְהִזָּהֵ֖ר עֽוֹד׃ ‡
(ţōⱱ yeled mişkēn vəḩākām mimmelek zāqēn ūkəşil ʼₐsher loʼ-yādaˊ ləhizzāhēr ˊōd.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Ἀγαθὸς παῖς πένης καὶ σοφὸς ὑπὲρ βασιλέα πρεσβύτερον καὶ ἄφρονα, ὃς οὐκ ἔγνω τοῦ προσέχειν ἔτι·
(Agathos pais penaʸs kai sofos huper basilea presbuteron kai afrona, hos ouk egnō tou proseⱪein eti;)
BrTr Better is a poor and wise child than an old and foolish king, who knows not how to take heed any longer.
ULT Better is a child, poor but wise, than a king, old but foolish, who does not know how to be warned any longer.
UST It is preferable to be a poor young man who nonetheless acts wisely than to be a king who, despite his age, acts like a fool and refuses to pay attention when people try to give him good advice, as he did when he was younger.
BSB Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.
MSB (Same as BSB above)
OEB No OEB ECC book available
WEBBE Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who doesn’t know how to receive admonition any more.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET A poor but wise youth is better than an old and foolish king
⇔ who no longer knows how to receive advice.
LSV Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who has not known to be warned anymore.
FBV A poor young person who's wise is better than an old and foolish king who no longer accepts advice.
T4T A young man who is poor but wise is a better person than a foolish old king who refuses to pay attention when people try to give him good advice.
LEB ¶ A poor but wise youth is better than an old but foolish king who no longer knows ⌊how to receive advice⌋.[fn]
4:13 Literally “how to be warned”
BBE A young man who is poor and wise is better than a king who is old and foolish and will not be guided by the wisdom of others.
Moff A young man, lowly born and wise, is better than an old and silly king who will no longer take advice;
JPS Better is a poor and wise child than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to receive admonition any more.
ASV Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to receive admonition any more.
DRA Better is a child that is poor and wise, than a king that is old and foolish, who knoweth not to foresee for hereafter.
YLT Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who hath not known to be warned any more.
Drby Better is a poor but wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth no more how to be admonished.
RV Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to receive admonition any more.
(Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth/knows not how to receive admonition anymore.)
SLT Good a poor and wise child above an old and foolish king, who knew not more to receive instruction.
Wbstr Better is a poor and a wise child, than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
KJB-1769 ¶ Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.[fn]
4.13 who…: Heb. who knoweth not to be admonished
KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]Better is a poore and a wise child, then an old and foolish king who will no more be admonished.
(¶ Better is a poor and a wise child, then an old and foolish king who will no more be admonished.)
4:13 Heb. who knoweth not to be admonished.
Bshps A poore chylde beyng wise, is better then an olde kyng that doteth, and can not beware in tyme to come.
(A poor child being wise, is better then an old king that doteth, and cannot beware in time to come.)
Gnva Better is a poore and wise childe, then an olde and foolish King, which will no more be admonished.
(Better is a poor and wise child, then an old and foolish King, which will no more be admonished.)
Cvdl A poore childe beynge wyse, is better then an olde kinge, that doteth, and can not bewarre in tyme to come.
(A poor child being wise, is better then an old king, that doteth, and cannot beware in time to come.)
Wycl A pore man and wijs is betere than an eld kyng and fool, that kan not bifore se in to tyme to comynge.
(A poor man and wise is better than an old king and fool, that can not before see in to time to coming.)
Luth Ein arm Kind, das weise ist, ist besser denn ein alter König, der ein Narr ist und weiß sich nicht zu hüten.
(A arm child, the wise is, is better because/than a alter king, the/of_the a fool(n) is and white itself/yourself/themselves not to/for guard.)
ClVg Melior est puer pauper et sapiens, rege sene et stulto, qui nescit prævidere in posterum.[fn]
(Better it_is child poor and wise, king old_man and stupid, who/which doesn't_know to_foresee in/into/on later.)
4.13 Melior est puer. ID., usque ad finem cap.
4.13 Better it_is child. ID., until to the_end chapter.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
לְהִזָּהֵ֖ר
to,be_warned
The expression to be warned is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [to receive warnings]
Note 2 topic: writing-proverbs
ט֛וֹב יֶ֥לֶד מִסְכֵּ֖ן וְחָכָ֑ם מִמֶּ֤לֶךְ זָקֵן֙ וּכְסִ֔יל
good youth poor and,wise more,than_a_king old and,a_fool
Solomon uses a proverb in order to teach that wisdom is more valuable than power or age. Translate this proverb in a way that will be recognized as a proverb and be meaningful in your language and culture.